The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-14

Uusereek. nsalehs and weaver. thc Three
Gonsplrnsors 10 the 'Frssco Expr~ss Rob
bery sens~need- Meeting % the Robbers
and Foth~rinEham :. ssu-sae sA'ser'-
Position Deteceise's Mash.
~. Lous~, Jan 4-The probability Of
Jim Cummings, tho Adams Express rob
her and his confcderutcs, being brought
into the Criminal Court this morning.
drew I little larger audience than usual
and lined the stairway and corridors witt.
peopIe curious 70 see them ~ they passed
from the hoid-ovcr 70 the court Among
these outsiders, 90 70 speak, there was
fair sprinkling Of women.
The prisoners were brought into court
AZ els D. m. and after due formal pre-
liminaries. the sentences Were pronounced
a. follows:
frederick Wittrock: In accordance
with your p,ca Of guilty 20 this indictment,
charging you with larceny from railroad
car. the court sentences you % seven
wears imprisonment in the penittn-
tiary OF the state Of Missouri AMI 10
nav the costs Of the prosecution. and 10
stand committed until the sentence ~ the
court shall have been complied with"
| He then sentenced Haight and Weaver
| IN the same language 10 the terms recon.
mcnded in their cases-seven years Cor
I Haight and I'VE years for Weaver
4 IN JAIL
4 A dramatic incident occurred iust as
the iai door closed behind the roolrrs.
! A tall. slcnd er young man in a blue shirt
was standing against the screen, talking
10 two ladies in the ''cagcN
There is Fothcringham.r said Haight 10
Wittrock as the halted near the guards
desk.
Wutrock looked intently At the young
man IN the blue shirt and sad. by IL
believe il is"
Eyes. it's him. asserted Haight
Nv this time the irons had been removed
from Witfr0ck-s wrists and walking
hastily 70 the young man in the blue shirt,
he extended his hand and said: "Fofher-
ingham. old boy. am glad 70 see you
did you n wrong about two months ago.
but hope you don't bear me any hard
feelings
..None AT all.- said Fotheringham. al
though you took advantage OF me when
we last met"
\ Again shaking hands. Fothcnn-ham
continued his conversation with the ladies'
! shortly afterwards he encountered haighf
ana the pair shook hands and had ong
, / conversation regarding The events that
! had transpired since they last met Witt
! rock Joined them. and the two talked for
. some time.
. 1 Fothcrirgh who now occupies yery
| pcculiar position In the case said: Il
: | recognized the man wittrock A. Jim Cum
mings'' the moment set my eyes On hir
, | His mustachc has been cut on and ht- facr
. shaver since we last met bnt can never
! forget him. when he spoke 70 me- o.
' apologizcd for what he had DONE ana -
I, he has always told the truth about Pc
: told him had no hard feelings ayairs'
: him.
l The fact that the indictments ay1in<s
}, wittrock a al are for Larceny from . r1il'
: road car leaves a chance 20 yet iruicf me
messenger as accessory. Every press
: was brought 10 bear On Wi.frock - snduce
him 70 iruplicatc the messenger. II guilty
hut hiS sole reply was: II don't carr
Z l what I get. rhe man is innocent" Tn
nrinclpal evidence against FothcrinrhAr
Is several contradictory statements q
o made while in the hands 81 The dete 'iiFes
His explanation regarding The -'gna'nr
OF Barrett aud Damscl found IN hls trun.
+ shortly after the occurrence j. not con-c
erci satisfactory by the company. III
10 ought 10 hc good for Sl5.lu0 IN caMag
suit said Witfrock.
u pfp xor KNOW WHAT Hrs rrSisHTES'
X WORLD mr..
Wiftrock stated 20 a reporter thai y
70 did not know what his punishment wo-is
10 until 4 minute before he was arrnArnei
70 when Mr.. Clover came into tho Gaze N.
told them /; would be seven years ~
n Eve for Weaver
70 mr.. Pinkerton came 20 me yeS.ert@F'
said he ..and asked me Il FofhcrsnE ~
was innocent told him he was Int'
- he exrlained about the indictments io
70 robbery and larceny and ! i"'h nlm
n. would sooner have two or three year
10 tackled on than drag an innocent man A
10 He said that was right. not 70 drag an y
~ noccnt man in"
a. HsrsHr-s wrYK'- SISTERS rrAr
he Haicht was asked 10 tell some inrits,
Dr.. of the manner in which he was cArftrr.
ana he related the following srory. VIE
ey IL one OF the best that has vet come M ~
surface. LAS soon a. ! received the Il.
rc. COO 1 gave Il 70 my wife In LeayenHpr''
.rc ans went directly 20 Nashville ~
after received letter saying my 80
en- in-law. Clara Mast. had made ne
quaintancc Of a young ma nan.
= Monroe. who was very attentive
~ hnr We took her ont. and II was such
clear rase Of mash that my wife VIE
.cn me that she thought they were envAren
be married She also spoke h'<hs
Clara-s new fellow. how good he wais. Al
,it- such a perfect gentleman Wei ihr
l,ft ! suit was that this duck. who was fl
crfon detective. got 80 solid with niy WI
and sisterin-law that they took ham ~ \.
,os. their confidence and told him avru' Y \.
dr. $1,000 Ms wife said had ins'rur'ra Y
i 70 bury Il. and he said Yes that w.
md be good plan Meanwhile be va
hen sweet as candy on Clara Well. that if...
II and the two women went out 20 lssA's'
SEQ worth graveyard in the night and ~ y.
but the hole in which the money was pn.5
cen Then. fearing that the plant N ~.
changed when he wss not aronna-
got another detective 20 wa'eA
Then he found out was in Sa-nN..
en- and I was surrounded by 49, W.
a. ~ detectives got onto the mrs. iel.
nm that came in the house where pna,-,
not His name was Wallace, regular Nv
the There was only one empty Del N /.
,arl house. and tina, was the one IN my M.
A. knew q man Of his appearance 49,
dav ssaying in a cheap boarding house III M !.
en- living he received. Well that XIV.
two slept in the room with me, and had n''s.
,c,s err fellow named Harris shadowins |.
II They used 20 signai each Other. ~.